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The World Heritage Committee, meeting in Baku since 30 June, today decided to remove the Birthplace of Jesus: the Church of the Nativity and the Pilgrimage Route, Bethlehem (Palestine) from the List of World Heritage in Danger. The Committee said its decision was due to the high quality of work carried out on the Nativity …
Masked for centuries by the soot of candles and lately by scaffolding, the mosaics of Bethlehem’s Church of the Nativity have been restored to their Crusader-era splendour in time for Christmas. Over the past 15 months, experts have cleaned and repaired surviving fragments of the 12th century masterworks, preserving 1,345 square feet (125 square metres) …
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The Nativity Church in Bethlehem is located over the cave that has been recognized from mid-second century as the place where Christ was born. The history of the building is known only partially. A first Basilica was erected in the 4th century, under Emperor Constantine and remade during the empire of Justinian, 6th c. The …
De Geboortekerk in Bethlehem krijgt een grondige opknapbeurt. De honderdduizenden toeristen en pelgrims die de kerk jaarlijks bezoeken, kunnen zien hoe deze er in de afgelopen eeuwen heeft uitgezien. De Geboortekerk markeert de plek waar –volgens de christelijke traditie– Christus werd geboren. In 2008 gaf het Palestijnse presidentieel comité opdracht om een wetenschappelijk en internationaal …
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(by Massimo Lomonaco) BETHLEHEM – Restoration work at the Nativity Church in Bethlehem (West Bank) on the painted murals carried out at the request of Emperor Constantine and his mother Helen, that has been ongoing since 2013, has unveiled light blue and pink hues as well as shadows painted over 1,5000 years ago to decorate …
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The Church of the Nativity was established in what is now the West Bank town of Bethlehem in the year 333 C.E. by Emperor Constantine.
ROME — The Italian firm restoring one of Christianity’s holiest sites — the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem — says it’s more than halfway finished with the 14 million-euro project, which has already uncovered a Crusades-era mosaic angel hidden under plaster. Piacenti SpA, a family-run conservation firm from the Tuscan town of Prato, won …
Read more “The New York Times – Italian Firm Restoring Nativity Church: Like Touching Heaven Copy”
A Betlemme coperto il 60% del programma. Si punta a 2019. BETLEMME – Un intervento di restauro, emblema dell’eccellenza italiana e già diventato una mostra e un bel documentario, nonostante manchino ancora almeno due anni alla sua ultimazione: è quello che sta per recuperare interamente la Basilica della Natività a Betlemme, tra i luoghi di …
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It is revered by different Christian sects and draws more than a million visitors to the Holy Land every year, making it the biggest tourist attraction in the Palestinian territories. The Church of the Nativity, built by Roman Emperor Constantine in the fourth century, sits in Bethlehem above what’s believed to be the birthplace of …
Read more “The Gazette – Bethlehem shrine’s treasures being restored”
La ditta “Piacenti” di Prato ha già completato oltre il 60% del lavoro, si punta al 2019 per finire un lavoro magistrale. Prato, 30 gennaio 2017 – Se di mestiere fai il restauratore, difficilmente può capitarti un lavoro più bello, impegnativo, grandioso. Una montagna da scalare perfino per chi, negli anni, ha messo le mani …
Read more “Quotidiano – A Betlemme la Basilica della Natività restaurata dalle mani italiane”